A robot modeled on a chameleon and developed by South Korean researchers can change colors to match its surroundings. Like real chameleons, the robo-chameleon collects information from its environment ...

Just like some living chameleons this robotic reptile is able to change its colour to match its surroundings. But the robot's skin changes using artificial intelligence. The robot, which uses ...

Robots have got pretty good at picking up objects. But give them something shiny or clear, and the poor droids will likely lose their grip. Not ideal if you want a kitchen robot that can slice you a ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a 3D-printed robot “skin” capable of changing color according to the physical stimuli that it receives. The work was inspired by ...

Scientists at the University of California (UC), Riverside have created a new type of ultra-thin film with an incredible ability to change color as it is twisted or bent. Such a material, the ...

Materials scientists from the Southeast University in China have developed a new material capable of mimicking the camouflage capabilities of marine animals like starfish. The soft material is made ...

Take a look at this colourful character: it’s a robot chameleon (see video above). Guoping Wang of Wuhan University, China, and his colleagues created it to show off their camouflage technology, which ...